Vienna - Finestre sull'Arte

Journey to Vienna among the places of Johann Strauss son, who popularized the waltz

Johann Strauss son is one of the most celebrated figures in the history of Western music and a symbol of Viennese art and culture. Born on October 25, 1825, in Vienna, also known as the "Waltz King," this extraordinary composer was able to transform...
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A portrait from Klimt's last period thought to have been lost for nearly 100 years will go to auction in Vienna

Going up for auction on April 24, 2024 at the im Kinsky auction house in Vienna is a painting by Gustav Klimt thought to have been lost for about a hundred years; it was privately owned and therefore not available on the art market. It is the Portrai...
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Autumn in Vienna, including foliage and Schoenbrunn Park

In a few daysautumn will begin, and what better time to enjoy the Austrian capital with its foliage? The Prater turns a thousand shades and becomes truly enchanting, and walking through Schoenbrunn Park will be an unforgettable experience. Opened to ...
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The Kunsthistorisches Museum: history and masterpieces of Vienna's most famous museum

One cannot think of seeing Vienna without a visit to the Kunsthistorisches Museum. In fact, the famous museum is a must-see on a trip to the Austrian capital, not only because it is considered one of the most important museums in the world, but espec...
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The Mozarthaus: the only Viennese apartment in which Mozart lived that can still be visited

On the occasion of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the great Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Salzburg, 1756 - Vienna, 1791), the Mozarthaus, a permanent museum tour in Mozart's only surviving Viennese apartment, wa...
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Not only Salzburg. Vienna also has a Mozart House.

Vienna is the capital of music: many of the greatest composers of all time were born or lived in the Austrian capital, so the city offers places where music takes center stage. Inaddition to the House of Music (Haus der Musik) at 30 Seilerstät...
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Found Schiele painting believed lost. It will be on permanent display at the Leopold Museum

The Leopold Museum in Vienna has rediscovered a painting by Egon Schiele that seemed to have been lost for more than ninety years: it is a 1907 work, thus ayouthful work that Schiele made when he was just 17; it depicts Leopold Czihaczek at the piano...
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Klimt's Kiss becomes an NFT. And each unique part can be purchased for Valentine's Day.

On the occasion of Valentine's Day, the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, in collaboration with artèQ, will transform one of its most famous masterpieces, Gustav Klimt's Kiss, into an NFT work. A high-resolution digital copy of the work will then be...
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